Malacateco vs Xelajú: result 2-1 and analysis
Liga NacionalApertura - 5Kick-off on August 12, 2012 at 06:00 PM (UTC)Estadio Municipal Santa Lucía, Malacatán
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What was the result of Malacateco vs Xelajú?
Malacateco won 2-1 on August 12, 2012.
Goalscorers
- 61′E. CastilloXelajú
- 62′Héctor Arnaldo SanabriaMalacateco
- 90′Osman López GarcíaMalacateco
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Malacateco have 3 wins, 5 draws and 7 defeats; Xelajú have 7, 3 and 5.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 2012 | Universidad San Carlos(away) | 0-4 | Liga Nacional |
| Aug 5, 2012 | Heredia(home) | 1-1 | Liga Nacional |
| Jul 29, 2012 | Halcones(away) | 1-4 | Liga Nacional |
| Jul 22, 2012 | Comunicaciones(home) | 1-2 | Liga Nacional |
| Jul 18, 2012 | Juventud Escuintleca(home) | 2-0 | Liga Nacional |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 2012 | Juventud Escuintleca(home) | 2-0 | Liga Nacional |
| Aug 5, 2012 | Suchitepéquez(away) | 1-2 | Liga Nacional |
| Jul 29, 2012 | Mictlán(home) | 2-1 | Liga Nacional |
| Jul 22, 2012 | Deportivo Petapa(away) | 1-4 | Liga Nacional |
| Jul 20, 2012 | Marquense(home) | 2-1 | Liga Nacional |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 4 meetings: 0 Malacateco win(s), 2 draw(s), 2 Xelajú win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 2012 | Malacateco 0-0 Xelajú | Liga Nacional |
| Jan 22, 2012 | Xelajú 2-0 Malacateco | Liga Nacional |
| Nov 27, 2011 | Xelajú 3-0 Malacateco | Liga Nacional |
| Sep 18, 2011 | Malacateco 2-2 Xelajú | Liga Nacional |
How many goals should we expect?
Malacateco score 1.1 and concede 1.6 goals per match over their last 15; Xelajú score 1.5 and concede 1.3.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malacateco | 1.1 | 1.6 | 4 | 8/15 | 7/15 |
| Xelajú | 1.5 | 1.3 | 4 | 9/15 | 8/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Malacateco sit 10th in Liga Nacional (22 points from 22 matches) and Xelajú sit 1st (39 points from 22 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xelajú | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 34 | 19 | 39 |
| 10 | Malacateco | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 25 | 22 |
How does Footlab compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy
Other matches in the same round
- Aug 8, 2012Universidad San Carlos4-0Malacateco
- Aug 9, 2012Deportivo Petapa3-3Comunicaciones
- Aug 9, 2012Marquense1-0Mictlán
- Aug 10, 2012Xelajú2-0Juventud Escuintleca
- Aug 12, 2012Comunicaciones3-0Heredia
- Aug 12, 2012Juventud Escuintleca0-4Municipal
- Aug 12, 2012Mictlán3-1Deportivo Petapa
- Aug 12, 2012Suchitepéquez0-0Marquense